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=Discourse Forum=
 
=Discourse Forum=
 
The most effective way to get help from the community is through [https://discourse.slicer.org the 3D Slicer community page on Discourse]. Categories:
 
The most effective way to get help from the community is through [https://discourse.slicer.org the 3D Slicer community page on Discourse]. Categories:
* Support: usage related questions
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* [mailto:slicer+support@discoursemail.com Support]: usage related questions
* Development: programming related questions
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* [mailto:slicer+dev@discoursemail.com  Development]: programming related questions
  
=Mailing List (deprecated)=
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=Frequently Asked Questions FAQs=
This used to be the common way to get help from the community before migrating to Discourse.
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We maintain a curated list of questions and answers for both users and developers:
Questions about using 3D Slicer should be posted to the slicer-users mailing list.
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* [[Documentation/{{documentation/currentversion}}/FAQ | Users FAQ]]
* In order to ask a question, send an email to slicer-users at bwh. harvard.edu.
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* [[Documentation/{{documentation/currentversion}}/Developers/FAQ | Developers FAQ]]
* In order to join the mailing list, go to http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/slicer-users and sign up.
 
* Archives of past postings are available  [http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/public-archives/slicer-users here].
 
  
For programming related questions, the slicer-devel mailing list needs to be used.
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=Downloading Slicer=
* In order to ask a question, send an email to slicer-users at bwh. harvard.edu.
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*Slicer is free open source software and is distributed under a BSD license. Please read the [[Projects/slicerWeb:LicenseText| Slicer License Agreement]], if you use Slicer.  
* In order to join the mailing list, go to http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/slicer-devel and sign up.
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*Compiled binaries are accessible through the [http://download.slicer.org Slicer Download] page.
* Archives of past postings are available  [http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/public-archives/slicer-devel here].
 
  
 
=Bug Reports and Feature Requests=
 
=Bug Reports and Feature Requests=
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* In order to file a feature request or a bug report, please sign up on http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/signup_page.php, then click on the '''Report Issue''' link in your browser.
 
* In order to file a feature request or a bug report, please sign up on http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/signup_page.php, then click on the '''Report Issue''' link in your browser.
 
* See [[Documentation/{{documentation/currentversion}}/Report_a_problem|here]] for additional tips on reporting issues.
 
* See [[Documentation/{{documentation/currentversion}}/Report_a_problem|here]] for additional tips on reporting issues.
 
=Downloading Slicer=
 
*Slicer is free open source software and is distributed under a BSD license. Please read the [[Projects/slicerWeb:LicenseText| Slicer License Agreement]], if you use Slicer.
 
*Compiled binaries are accessible through the [http://download.slicer.org Slicer Download] page.
 
  
 
=Training and Documentation=
 
=Training and Documentation=
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*Reference manual style [[Documentation/{{documentation/currentversion}}|documentation]] for Slicer4 can be found on the Slicer Wiki.
 
*Reference manual style [[Documentation/{{documentation/currentversion}}|documentation]] for Slicer4 can be found on the Slicer Wiki.
  
=Frequently Asked Questions FAQs=
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=Mailing List (discontinued) Archives=
We maintain a curated list of questions and answers for both users and developers:
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Prior to Discourse, support and development discussions were conducted on several mailing lists, for which 10+ years of archives are available:
* [[Documentation/{{documentation/currentversion}}/FAQ | Users FAQ]]
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* [http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/public-archives/slicer-users slicer-users (usage questions) archive ].
* [[Documentation/{{documentation/currentversion}}/Developers/FAQ | Developers FAQ]]
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** ([http://slicer-users.65878.n3.nabble.com/ searchable Nabble mirror])
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* [http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/public-archives/slicer-devel slicer-devel (programming questions) archive]
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** ([http://slicer-devel.65872.n3.nabble.com/ searchable Nabble mirror])

Revision as of 15:50, 6 June 2017

Home < Help

Introduction

This page is intended to provide links to places where Slicer Users can get help.

Discourse Forum

The most effective way to get help from the community is through the 3D Slicer community page on Discourse. Categories:

Frequently Asked Questions FAQs

We maintain a curated list of questions and answers for both users and developers:

Downloading Slicer

  • Slicer is free open source software and is distributed under a BSD license. Please read the Slicer License Agreement, if you use Slicer.
  • Compiled binaries are accessible through the Slicer Download page.

Bug Reports and Feature Requests

We have a data base of bug reports and feature request which is based on a software package called "Mantis". Please file your reports in mantis and send an email about the report to the slicer-users mailing list.

Training and Documentation

  • The Training page provides a series of courses for learning how to use Slicer4. The portfolio contains self-guided presentation and sample data sets.
  • Reference manual style documentation for Slicer4 can be found on the Slicer Wiki.

Mailing List (discontinued) Archives

Prior to Discourse, support and development discussions were conducted on several mailing lists, for which 10+ years of archives are available: